Mayor Harold Copenhaver read a proclamation on Nov. 4 declaring Dec. 6, 2025, as the official beginning of Joyfest in downtown Jonesboro and noted the Arkansas Recreation and Park Association named Jonesboro's Joyfest "Festival of the Year" at its annual conference.

Copenhaver said Joyfest began in 2019 with a 20-foot tree and a small refreshment table and has expanded into a larger holiday event with a 55-foot tree, a Ferris wheel, live music, a skating rink, a life-size snow globe and photo opportunities with Santa. "Joyfest 2025 begins December 6 in downtown Jonesboro," the proclamation said.

The council also recognized members of the Jonesboro trap team for their performance at the AIM Grama National Trap Shooting Championships held in Sparta, Illinois. The mayor read team and individual honors, noting squads and athletes who finished as champions or runners-up across multiple age classes and listing individual award winners. The proclamation named multiple squads and more than a dozen individual medalists from the Jonesboro team.

The recognitions were ceremonial; no formal council action or budget appropriation related to the proclamations was recorded in the meeting transcript.